TAX TIPS FOR LESSORS OF MOTOR VEHICLES CONDUCTING …
TAX TIPS FOR
LESSORS OF MOTOR VEHICLES
CONDUCTING BUSINESS IN DELAWARE
Things You Should Know
Definitions
30 Del. C., Ch. 43
A lessor of tangible personal property is a person who grants to a lessee the
right to use property for a specified period. A lease may be written or oral
and any agreement which purports to be a sale but which in substance is a lease
shall be considered a lease. Leases of tangible personal property are subject
to a use/lease tax at the rate of 1.920%
which is imposed on the lessee and
collected and remitted by the lessor. Additionally every lessor must obtain a
business license and pay a tax based on gross receipts.
Gross Receipts
Consideration for services rendered includes cash, checks, credit cards, gift
certificates, travelers checks, money orders, barter, trade-ins, manufacturer's
coupons and rebates, and any other consideration of any kind.
Gross Receipts May Not be Reduced By:
? Cost of material and/or labor
? Interest, discount or delivery costs
? State or Federal taxes
License and Gross Receipts Requirements
A lessor of tangible personal property is required to obtain a business license
-- $75 for the first location and $25 for each additional location -- which must
be renewed annually on or before December 31st of each year.
Additionally, a
gross receipts tax is levied at the rate of .288% (.00288) on the amount of rental
income received from the leased property. The first $240,000 of rents received
per quarter are exempt from the gross receipts tax. Specific instructions will
be sent to new registrants with your personalized gross receipts coupon book.
You will receive two coupon books, one to report the gross receipts tax and one
to remit the tax collected from the lessee.
To register with the Division of
Revenue and obtain a business license, complete a Combined Registration
Application, available on the Internet, and mail to the Division of Revenue with
the appropriate fee.
Important Information for Lessors of Motor Vehicles
Beginning January 1, 1998, House Bill No. 400 requires that the lessee use tax
and lessor license tax on leases of motor vehicles be reported separately from
the leases of other tangible personal property.
The total receipts received
from leasing motor vehicles must be segregated from the receipts received on
leases of other tangible personal property.
Tax Rates and Exclusions
Lessor of Tangible Personal Property
Sample Calculation
Tax Rate
.00288
Rental Receipts
Less Exclusion
Taxable Rental Receipts
Tax Rate
Tax
Motor Vehicle Rental
Tax Rate
Total Tax Due
Quarterly
Exclusion
$240,000
$273,000
240,000
$ 33,000
x.00288
$
95
$ 50,000
x .00288
$
144
$
239
Lessee of Tangible Personal Property .01920
Rents Other Than Motor Vehicles $273,000 x .0192 =
Rents from Motor Vehicles
$ 50,000 x .0192 =
Amount Due
(Note:
$ 5,242
960
$ 6,202
Delaware requires that tax due be rounded-off to the nearest dollar amount.)
Due Dates of Returns
New licensees will file on a quarterly basis through their first calendar year.
The Division of Revenue will then perform a 'lookback' procedure and determine
if the filing frequency should be changed.
Quarterly Filers
last day of the first month after the end of the calendar quarter.
Taxable and Exempt Leases
Section 4302 of Title 30 of the Delaware Code imposes a 1.92 percent (0.0192)
use tax on leases of tangible personal property where such property is used
within Delaware. The tax is imposed on the lessee and collected and remitted by
the lessor. Unless it can be shown to the contrary, ALL amounts received under
rental agreements including early termination charges are subject to the use
tax, except as indicated below.
If the lessee/user exercises the option to
purchase the item being leased, then the amount received from the 'Final Option
Price Payment' is to be treated as a payment of the purchase price and is
subject to taxation under the provisions of a wholesaler/retailer. Separately
stated charges for such items as insurance, gasoline and delivery charges are
not subject to the lease tax.
However, these charges may be subject to other
license fees.
Taxable leases also include by way of example and not by
limitation, telephones (fixed and portable), paging devices, video cassettes,
canned software, uniform rentals and agricultural equipment. Note: Leases of
agricultural production equipment are exempt effective 1/1/99.
The following leases of tangible personal property are exempt from the use tax:
?
?
?
Household Furniture
Household Fixtures
Household Furnishings
All items leased to:
The Federal Government
This State and its Agencies
?
Hospital/Medical Equipment, Aids and Devices
leased to ill, injured or handicapped persons.
Political Subdivisions of this State
State and Local Public Schools
It should be noted that while the leases of the above items are not subject to
collection of the use tax, the receipts received by the lessor for the lease of
such items are subject to the lessor gross receipts tax.
Gross Receipts Tax Exemption
Effective January 1, 1997, House Bill No. 678, exempts from business license
gross receipts tax transactions between small, closely held firms. To qualify,
the subject firms must be 80% owned by the same five or fewer shareholders, or
100% owned by the same family.
Common Ownership/Direction
Businesses which operate their separate branches by the use of separate
operating corporations are only entitled to one monthly or quarterly exclusion
for the enterprise to the extent that the corporations have common ownership or
common direction and control.
Caution Concerning Multiple Exclusions
Nearly all licensees are permitted to reduce their monthly or quarterly gross
receipts by certain specific exclusions in determining their taxable gross
receipts. The Delaware Code limits the number of allowable exclusions for each
general business activity. A taxpayer conducting a business activity for which
an exclusion is provided is entitled to ONLY ONE monthly or quarterly exclusion
regardless of the number of locations at which such activity is conducted. For
example, a taxpayer who operates multiple location or stores should aggregate
the receipts from all goods leased at all locations and subtract only one
quarterly exclusion. Separate licenses are required and separate exclusions are
permitted if a taxpayer conducts more than one ACTIVITY, such as leasing and
selling at retail.
Regulatory and Local Requirements
The Business License Issued by the Division of Revenue is not a regulatory
license and the issuance of such license does not attest to the qualifications
of the applicant to perform the activity described on such license. Many local
jurisdictions have requirements for a business license and may have restrictions
concerning the locations of conducting the referenced business activity. Please
check with the local government office in the town, city or county in which you
will conduct your business.
The State of Delaware also has a Division of Professional Regulations. Many
occupations and some types of equipment have regulatory requirements. Please
contact the Division of Professional Regulation for more information.
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General
If you have any questions, please contact one of the following offices
Wilmington
Dover
Georgetown
Division of Revenue
Carvel State Office Building
820 North French Street
Wilmington DE
19801
Division of Revenue
Thomas Collins Building
540 South DuPont Highway
Suite 2
Dover DE
19901
Division of Revenue
Suite 2
422 North DuPont Highway
Georgetown DE
19947
(302) 577-8205
(302) 744-1085
(302) 856-5358
or by e-mail at: thomas.eoppolo@state.de.us (302) 577-8261
File Gross Receipts Online:
grossreceiptsfiling.
or
Print an interactive Gross Receipts Coupon:
revenue.
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